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[1948] 15 cents/4.5 oz green beans which were inside the store, but the proprietor, arrogant since people must take what they can get, said she could [2004] 2.99/lb Butter and lard already are week, if then... the city was out of onions...[and] garlic...'Thursday--Found a small grapefruit...to vary the usual Cuba 50-55 cents. What size were the portions and how many dishes, on average, were ordered. Junior size, 18 pack, no ounces, 98 cents [Halloween] the Arches, John F. Love [Toronto:Bantam Books] 1986. [1908] 9 cents/can CU's shoppers found that there was no abundance in the stores of any kind of candy bars. [1931] no size, 9 cents However, farmers hoarded staples rather than sell them at the artificially Reduction in Weight CU's survey of prices and weights of popular brands indicates that reductions in the weight "Family Marketing: Current Retail Prices at the Principal Markets," New York Times, November 11, 1865 (p. 3) bread, butter, ice cream, steak, bacon, eggs, cereal, soda, canned vegetables, grape juice, oranges, [1914, 1947, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2004] Consumer Price inflation, 1947-2004, Hamburgers are bundled with a [2007]--89 cents (p. 41) [NOTE: product weight not referenced in this article] Domestic spirits, which averaged $1.39 In New York they're liable to pay anything or their fathers--can remember, the price has been 80 cents for a case of 24 small bottles. 1.55 oz., Acme supermarket, Randolph NJ The earliest Delmonico's menus reflect the period [1963] 45 cents/lb by the drink was selling from 15 cents for the blended variety to 25 cents for bonded goods. examine the facts. [1962] 10 cents/can 1266, took upon itself overseeing and pricing of the bakers. Office for National Statistics prices for flour, white bread, milk, cheddar cheese, Your librarian can confirm availability or direct you to the closet holding library. [1990]--75 cents [2009] Daily Record, Coca Cola, 3.99/8-pack; 16 oz bottles Among those more [1995-1996] no prices found yet Ask! This is why (for example) it is impossible to draw a simple chart of bread prices [NOTES: (1) CU=Consumer's Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. Few have ice boxes. bag of Hershey's Kisses), making their prices almost impossible to track. Few have ice boxes. The size of a strawberry basket is about 'the size of a piece of chalk.' identify/obtain old newspapers. and one may fill with these for a New York shilling. [1945] Daily Record, Pepsi, .23/six 12 ounce bottles --- "McDonald's 'Low Down Value' Menu," Dan Koeppel, Brandweek, January 1, 1991 (p. 10) sells for 75 cents or more..." 1.55 oz., Acme supermarket, Randolph NJ which did a slow business during the two yours between midnight and 2 a.m. yesterday, were jammed last night as thousands ), tinned provisions [1925] no size, 9 cents Barbara Crossette, New York Times, April 13, 1975 (p. 62) But their cost has soared since CU last tested them in 1939. ---Value of a Dollar [1914] no size, 10 cents dollar...1774--present [1988] 1.00/3 cans (10 3/4 oz) advantage of its volume of sales as well as having only a six-ounce bottle. 1) [1928] no size, 8 cents need more information ask your librarian to help you find this book: McDonald's: Behind ("Big Mack a provisions prices (Southampton) comparably to those in America: the equivalent of a 32 cents for a regular hamburger and 70 cents for a Big Mac." The fast food company will pitch a new promotional price-cutting scheme to its franchise operators in a video teleconference today. [1962] 49 cents/lb Fitzgerald, sales director of the B-1 Beverage Co. of St. Louis. Wood, New York Times, September 19, 1938 (p. 7) cheaper Washington stores at $1.19 a quart, as compared with $1.90 in Maryland. penny wheaten...and the household penny 100% whole wheat..." (Martha approximately the same on average. Little if any of the supply is wasted now, as stores rarely have any which is not sold, and the thrifty German, at present The latter price has been paid in Washington City for the earliest berries raised in that vicinity. prices will get you started: [1934] 20 cents/3 cans week of forty-four hours. A burger costs 15 Ask! cans on a large scale soon thereafter. was enough for a starving stevedore, naturally much of it uneaten and wasted; tomorrow we start housekeeping. Pepsi .05/bottle [1915] 10 cents/can Everybody knows how they great Linnaeus cured himself of the gout by freely feasting on them. [2004] 88 cents/2 cans (19 3/4 oz) [1660-1950]Bread prices London, average retail & industry notes [1972] "Washington went shopping for its liquor yesterday. Happy Meal. rationed, and talk is that the police will issue cards for meat before the Winter is over. [1939] 1 5/8 oz.....5 cents They The "Hershey Bar Index" Hence the cheap restaurants that served "shilling plates." [1975] [2012] 1.29/can (10 3/4 oz) [1991]--59 cents [1930] 7.6 oz, 7.5 cents Below please find an article published in the New York Times in 1856. foods (arrowroot, pea flour, oatmeal, rice, tapioca). $366.12 worth of 15- cent hamburgers, 19-cent cheeseburgers, 20-cent milkshakes and 10- cent Retail food prices are supplied by [1995] .50 1990 (p. B1) [1959] 10 cents/can We queried William Grimes, author of Appetite City about this phenomenon. We know of no reason why strawberries should be sold in these thimble measures.In Boston, all berries are brought to the market in those neat, round boxes, made in old Hingham, and containing as smooth quart....We hope some berry adventurer will try the Hingham boxes in the in New York this season. store ledgers, menus, and personal diaries. [1954] 21 cents/7.25 oz Service is free and welcomes everyone. Ask! Francisco one of the most staunchly held price lines in U.S. economic history is now crumbling rapidly. Unfortunately, most of these documents are not [1968] 3/4 oz.....5 cents ("The Big Mac in Piccadilly [1972] Daily Record, Pepsi, .69/six-pack 12 oz cans [1995] 1.09/4.8 oz Effective Tuesday, hamburgers will drop However, to find a plow Now the nickel bar weighs ony 2 1/4 ounces. In a fanciful sketch in the Broadway Journal in 1845, a 'gentleman in search of dinner' made a comic tour of the Scotch." [1985] 18 oz, $1.09 EAN 9556191061180. Food for the Worker/Frances Stern & Gertrude Spitz [1985] Daily Record, Pepsi, .89/2 litre bottle Why? [1944] 9 cents/can mentally speculate: 'What can I get today?' threatened. If this is the case, base your study on price per ounce rather than [1995] .50 Coffee and rolls are a sure thing for breakfast, but anybody will give odds on what he will get for the two other They are certainly cleaner and more inviting than those coarse baskets , and they make a neat and beautiful display of the luxurious fruit. page, under the heading price as as the less Americanized hamburgers sold in the 600-ship Wimpy chain. How much did strawberries cost in the USA 1856? [1980] 1.05 oz.....25 cents They begin with the Prices in newspaper ads reflect seasonal availability, If our farmers understood the nature of the strawberry as well as they understand the nature of corn, they could easily raise 300 She can usually borrow the paper Ditto of cold meat with a pint of good beer or cider 25cents The ordinary saloons in the southern section of New York offered cut whisky at 25 cents a drink, with the [1947] 44 cents/4 cans ...This huge Excel spreadsheet offers dozens of food prices including vinegar, rye, raisins, bread, butter, beef, beer, etc. [1947] 1 oz.....5 cents Campbells Creamy Chicken Soup. shows: 'Sunday--half a lemon decorated my grilled flounder at the hotel--such extravagance--and every order in the dining room identify/obtain old newspapers. provide seasonal profit. Campbell's Ready To Serve Low Sodium Tomato With Pieces Soup 50 Oz. The previous hike was in 1986." [1971] 55 cents/15 oz 1.55 oz., 7-Eleven convenience store, Randolph NJ Those to whom eating is a pleasure, as well as a necessity, no longer ask themselves: 'What shall I eat today?' var sc_invisible=1; [1865] [1994] 2.49/20 oz [1947] 1 oz.....5 cents hamburgers cost 30 cents (Daily Mail, Hagerstown MD, May 1, 1975). [1976] 99 cents/19 oz [1270-1955] Grain prices (wheat, barley, rye etc.) by Pepsi. [1956] 8 oz, 29 cents/two pkgs 1.55 oz Hershey Bar purchased at Quik (privately owned convenience store), Randolph NJ...80 cents [Medieval period] Food & livestock Campbell's Tomato Soup prices [2000]--89 cents [1965] 43 cents/lb cents. In the 2000s, as we warily watch American corn crops diverted to ethanol production, made sure that we would not feed [rice] to our dogs before he would sell a pound. Some prices are for name brand products (Leibig's beef essence, Harvey's sauce, lower than the old speakeasy rates. India Powdered, 25 cents. [1867-1999] Victoria [1922] 32 cents/lb Karen Hess, culinary boiled ham, 65 cents; chicken, 45 cents; smoked eel, 86 cents; head cheese, 36 cents; liver sausage, 65 cents; Summer salami, 70 A burger costs 15 "Golden Arches on the European Horizon? When They tried a 16-ounce and 32-ounce for candy bars. [1950] Then these delicious berries would be cheaper and more abundant every year." Campbell's Tomato Soup prices [1914] no size, 10 cents Summary of our findings: cobbler could exchange a new pair of shoes for a winter coat. [1969] 1 1/2 oz.....10 cents [17th century] British [1995] .50 The 5 cent bar was comparatively cheap, costing 3.3 cents an ounce; the penny bar, on the other hand, [2012] 4.59/15.5 oz 168) [1942] Advertisement placed in the Daily Record [Morristown, NJ] newspaper, Customer Reviews (0) These used to cost three for 5 cents; not many stores sell them for a straight 2 cents each, Breakfast cereal: the Kellogg's Corn Flake study a quart in 1918, soared to an average of $4.01 a quart by 1930. crowded most of Berlin must be dining out...In Berlin the early bird at the weekly market or stores gets the chops, if there McDonalds pricing in [1949] 13 oz, 19 cents A woman wanted two pounds of fresh [1969] 8 cents/can (10 1/z oz) [1987]--62 cents [1890-1970] At McDonald's...The selections tapped for long-term price reductions are believed to include the plain hamburger, which now [1965] 1 oz.....5 cents [1959] 12 oz, 22 cents ---The Economic Results of Prohibition, Clark Warburton [1932] [1954] 7/8 oz.....5 cents if you bough the candy bar by weight, they way you buy sugar, you'd be paying almost 9 cents instead of 5 cents for a four-ounce bar. Nomads who eat in restaurants, and know the headwaiter's first name, and ---M&Ms Plans to Nickel and Dime the Competition, New York Newsday, April 8, 1992 "'Value Pricing' resembles a department store's bargain basement. "THE MCBURGER STAND THAT STARTED IT ALL," SHIPP, E. R., New York always supplemented what the home farmers grew, and now Germany has cut down on food imports. 43 cents; hamburger, 38 cents; goulash veal, 45 cents; pork tenderloin, 54 cents; pork kidneys, 38 cents; mutton chops, 41 cents; "THE MCBURGER STAND THAT STARTED IT ALL," SHIPP, E. R., New York $1.19 a pint in one store, and in another it was $2.85 a quart. [1209-1914] English prices and wages [1975] 30 bar pack, 15 cent size, no ounces, 1.47 [Halloween] If this is the case, base your study on price per ounce rather than OPA is appealing the case; unless the decision is reversed, price control will be seriously [1974] 1.4 oz.....15 cents Java, 45-50 cents. "The price of a glass of Coca-Cola rose five cents at many soda fountains here. But the cheese has to be imported in the newspaper, captured by commercial markets, or reported by the government. [1850s] Gold Rush [Ballarat, Victoria] [1907] 25 cents/3 cans and proved popular with consumers." How can we find prices of popular items through the centuries to Canada ---"Old Man Rum and Kid '33 Stage Big Show in New York," Washington Post, January 1, 1933 (p. M3) The Washington Post,, Feb 27, 1997. pg. [1955]--15 cents Pepsi: 100 years, Bob Stoddard Our survey of historic USA newspapers confirms fresh strawberries were sold in urban markets late spring/early summer. This book extracts its information from advertisements. If you want to learn more about the global economic impact of McDonald's food prices you might Tom Hardy blended rye sold as low as The challenge is to find ones from the [1936] 1 1/2 oz.....5 cents [In store visit, June 11, 2013]. ---ibid(p. 99-100) [1970] 45 cents/15 oz for Peter's ( 1 5/8-ounce bar), the lowest priced 5 cents bar CU found, and 3.3 cents for Hershey's 5 cents (1 1/2-ounce) bar. [1931] 20 cents/3 cans This seemed to be a particularly popular Windows of those handling smoked meats are full of hams and countless varieties Coffee and rolls are a sure thing for breakfast, but anybody will give odds on what he will get for the two other [2004] 2.99/lb 'Warm cakes morning, noon and Is a function of Transportation blockades (railroads, rivers, ports), suppy reallocation (commandeering forts and merchants inventory) and farm destruction (pillage, burning) proved effective. by Pepsi. says G.R. According to the records of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Kellogg brand cereals were introduced to the American [1975] 1.0/5 cans (10 1/2 oz) presence throughout the years. Survey of historic U.S. prices for Coca Cola and Pepsi 'Warm cakes morning, noon and wire services typically report major changes, and promotions (dollar wars, reduced Most countries involved in WWII also rationed food and regulated prices. sugar, ham, coffee, lamb, etc. [1907] 25 cents/3 cans Historic food prices for other countries shows: 'Sunday--half a lemon decorated my grilled flounder at the hotel--such extravagance--and every order in the dining room Index maintained by The Economist. [1938] 8 oz, 13 cents/two pkgs from 43 to 38 cents and cheeseburgers from 48 to 43 cents." [2009] $1.10 on American tables. brand ginger ale) went to market. exchange rates. FT Libary owns a copy.] During the Great Depression and WWII, Stocks were not plentiful...In all, 175 liquor stores had paid their license of $750 apiece with their 5-cent price. Puffed milk chocolate bars were found to be more expensive than unpuffed bars of either the same or competing brands. [2004] 2.99/lb years the definition of regular (ie, size and weight) has also changed. Food became scarce. This book extracts its information from advertisements. ---"Candy Bars," Consumer Reports, April 1943 (p. 94-95) Service is free and welcomes everyone. All you need is a library card or student ID. [1916] no size, 8 cents Junior size, 18 pack, no ounces, 98 cents [Halloween] The value of those, at the wholesale price of 2 1/2 cents the basket, was $2000,000, for which the consumer probably paid double that sum. breakfast we decided on pork chops for dinner. make comparison Campbell's Soup cost one-third as much as ready-to-eat soup....The distinctive red and white label--inspired by Cornell University's school colors, was introduced in [1979]--38 cents About Kellogg's: In the beginning, Kellogg's patented foods were served exclusively to the residents of the Battle Creek Sanitarium. ---AP Newswire, August 20, 1979 Most accounds are anecdotal; found in var sc_partition=1; [1949] 14 cents/4.25 oz cost 10 cents an ounce. magazines, trade journals (Beverage Digest, for example), and newspapers. Reduction in Weight CU's survey of prices and weights of popular brands indicates that reductions in the weight as crucial railroads and rivers on which provisions were transported withing the Confederacy...Fort Henry fell to Union naval $1.13; cabbage, 4 cents, mushrooms, 26 cents; eggs (dozen), 60 cents;...peaches 18 cents; pineapple (one) $1.80; cantaloul, 68 cents; "The new "Low Down Value" menu will discount several key items to 59 cents, including the basic hamburger..." Each adult is allowed half a pound Yesterday police made 13 arrests for drunken driving--not an unusual day. [2011] .99 Compared with the $1.50--or higher--price for such elegant burgers, the basic sells in London for 45 cents, about the same [1980] 1.05 oz.....25 cents [1985] Daily Record, Pepsi, .89/2 litre bottle If you are studying the "Cola Wars" (competition between Coca Cola and Pepsi) we recommend: Why? Maryland stores. instituting a 10 percent cutback in prices of its regular hamburgers and Straight drinks of blended liquor were as low as 20 cents and 40 cents was being charged for bonded rye and imported FoodTimeline library owns 2300+ books, hundreds of 20th century USA food company brochures, Milk Chocolate, Mounds, Mr. Goodbar, Rockwood's Sweet Chocolate with Fruit and Nuts, and Forever Yours.] [1968] 45 cents/lb [1913] 10 cents/can "The price of a glass of Coca-Cola rose five cents at many soda fountains here. purchase many items. McDonald's Golden Arches Restaurant Ltd. gets is beef are reported in a number of government documents. [1908] no size, 10 cents [1959] 37 cents/11.75 oz [1995] 1.09/4.8 oz Considerable advance. "The Arch Deluxe didn't bring new customers into its stores, so now McDonald's Corp. appears poised to try something old -- price cutting. [1970] 10 cents/can (no. 'Friday--Good fresh fish for dinner but shopped in vain for lemons, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, [1939] 7 cents/can [1937] no size, 7 cents [1957] 8 oz, 17 cents [1976] 99 cents/19 oz [1949] New York Times (June 22, p. 35): Coca Cola, 5 cents bottle, 25 cents 6 bottle carton, $1.00 24 bottle carton pink, blue or gray concoction of redistilled alcohol and tap-water sold for 25 cents a pint, or 10 cents a drink." ---"History of the Nassau Inn at Princeton," Prof. V. Lansing Collins, Proceedings of the New [1888] Cost of Living 43 cents; hamburger, 38 cents; goulash veal, 45 cents; pork tenderloin, 54 cents; pork kidneys, 38 cents; mutton chops, 41 cents; [1976] 1.2 oz.....15 cents From New York to San uploaded full-text and free to the Internet. In a fanciful sketch in the Broadway Journal in 1845, a 'gentleman in search of dinner' made a comic tour of the 'They are putting a lot of dealers out of business A comprehsive study of McDonalds hamburger prices through time is a complicated Windows of those handling smoked meats are full of hams and countless varieties Salt.--7.50-8.00. from Germany, the milkshake mix from the Netherlands, the potatoes from Canada and the pickles from New York." To make [Medieval period] Food & livestock [1939] 8 oz, 13 cents/two pkgs studying in the kitchens of Paris. appetite, and can luxuriate from a penny's worth of bread and butter up to the full capcity of his purse.' Hershey's penny bars of milk chocolate cost from 6.3 cents to Restaurant biographies (Remembering Woolworth's, Karen Plunkett-Powell, The A comprehsive study of McDonalds hamburger prices through time is a complicated 1.55 oz, Super FoodTown, Cedar Knolls NJ [1937] 1 5/8 oz.....5 cents We find several articles about a scandal concering the McDonald's food prices and the But had you --like CU--saved the labels, here's what you'd We Americans love our Oreos! 1.55 oz, Super FoodTown, Cedar Knolls NJ Summary of our findings: cheeseburgers at its company-owned stores. need. Coca Cola in cans: prices soaring. [2007] 1.00/2 cans (10 3/4 oz) '...Reaching Bartering instead of cash [1941] 1 1/4 oz.....5 cents It's displaying here a device for bottle-dispensing machines that can answer almost any coin-changing problem you can put to NOTE: while this is primary data, the prices are random samples from various The firm said it would do its part to fight inflation by [NOTES: (1) Hingham boxes were used in Boston.] cents. be interested in the Big Mac penny wheaten...and the household penny 100% whole wheat..." (Martha [1920] no size, 11 cents [1920] 15 cents/"tall can" Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising (historic overview of company strategy) This year was special for McDonalds. The value of those, at the wholesale price of 2 1/2 cents the basket, was $2000,000, for which the consumer probably paid double that sum. [1987] 1.99/20 oz Windows of those handling smoked meats are full of hams and countless varieties Don't waste your time scanning through weeks of microfilm looking for one specific brand. [1917] Confederate soldiers engaged in 'the customary revolution. [1209-1914] English prices and wages [2012] 1.29/can (10 3/4 oz) Campbell's. Each ration card is good at a designated store. purchase many items. Let's say you are in the habit of buying Mars' Forever Yours candy bars. [1924] 1 3/8 oz.....5 cents popular demand, company promotion, and product surplus. [1968] 11 cents/can (10 1/2 oz) apples, 16 cents, German Camembert, 36 cents...These prices are for the American or other foreigner who lives in Germany and who A farmer could barter grain and vegetables for a horse; a merchant could accept flour for tools, a We also have ready access to historic magazine, newspaper & academic databases. The price in Maryland is $1.10. The ultimate authority is the company. crowded most of Berlin must be dining out...In Berlin the early bird at the weekly market or stores gets the chops, if there etc. ..The cost of cultivating the berries, is estimated at $20 and $25 the acre, with the additional expense of $1.50 per bushel for picking. NOTE: while this is primary data, the prices are random samples from various Office for National Statistics prices for flour, white bread, milk, cheddar cheese, $3.59 /Each. [2014] Acme, Randolph NJ, 1.79/67.6 oz bottle Pricing is competitive; store/generic brands are always a little cheaper than national brands. "1964: St. Paul's first McDonald's restaurant opens, on Fort Road. 3 (p. 137) This year was special for McDonalds. We selected Kellogg's Corn Flakes for our breakfast cereal price study because it has survived a century of changing consumer tastes, two World [1970] 45 cents/15 oz bananas, 18 cents; grape fruit (one) 20 cents; cream (quart), 41 cents; sugar loaf 16 cents; sugar, pulverized, 14 cents; Five baskets were supposed originally to make a quart. McDonalds also splashed that year in 'Saturday--One store had a leg of lamb for roasting, and others Please note: finding local historic food prices is a great project, as long as you can be outings." The supply of The least expensive of the rapidly disappearing milk chocolate bars [1992] 1.99/20 oz results. An American pound is 9-10ths of a Java, 45-50 cents. [1979]--38 cents [1954] 21 cents/7.25 oz Lard.--Stock exhausetd. A sale one week for Coca Cola is likely be matched the next [annual survey, 1900+] Their cost per ounce is 2.7 cents, compared with 3.1 cents per ounce About uploaded full-text and free to the Internet. [2009] $1.10 For as long as most bottlers-- Marketing students will find hundreds of articles on the "cola wars" in consumer/business Not all of them were ready for business. Hershey's penny bars of milk chocolate cost from 6.3 cents to [1917] no size, 8 cents [1949] 13 oz, 19 cents The Each adult is allowed half a pound [1850s] Gold Rush [Ballarat, Victoria] Few have ice boxes. Seaside lobster [SOURCE: Prices in Colonial Pennyslvania, [1981] 1.69/19 oz Beverages. United Kingdom Or a penny and a quarter will bring him four nickels." boiled ham, 65 cents; chicken, 45 cents; smoked eel, 86 cents; head cheese, 36 cents; liver sausage, 65 cents; Summer salami, 70 cone top can with a red, green and white logo that read "canned specially for use at home and on The excuse is that the country food lottery. Little if any of the supply is wasted now, as stores rarely have any which is not sold, and the thrifty German, at present Five baskets were supposed originally to make a quart. Hershey Bar miniatures, 9 oz bag, no product count, 1.29 [1967] 12 oz, 29 cents In context, it make perfect sense. pays 40 cents for a reichsmark. According to this article: "Candy Bars Size Much Smaller," Newhouse News Or he can insert 1266, took upon itself overseeing and pricing of the bakers. [1970] 10 cents/can (no. United Kingdom Your librarian can confirm availability or direct you to the closet holding library. All bottlers are divided into computer. of shoes.' forget what he intended to eat. "Times Square: Cocktail Prices Change With Hour of Day--35-50-75 Cents," Variety, March 20, 1934 (p. 59) Newspapers reporting 1975 Hong Kong launch stated "Items are priced quite of sausages, but cold lunches become monotonous. [1997]--$1.90 & 55 cents: "Burger price wars" on American tables. As for milk chocolate with almonds, Aero (made by Hershey) was both the best buy and the worst, [1920] 9/16 oz.....3 cents "[In Atlanta, 1864] food prices...escalated--a pound of butter cost $15, a bushel of potaotes sold for $24, a barrel of flour went for These menu prices were expressed in British currency. says G.R. [17th century] British The also are the prices for the German whos basic wage is between $17.50 and $26.50 in a would only break even, said Adams" Effective Tuesday, hamburgers will drop overhead expenses were immense. Domestic wines sold as low as 89 cents a fifth. About culinary research & about copyright 1 McDonald's sold [1974] 55 cents/15 oz famous Hershey Bar from 1908-1986: Those to whom eating is a pleasure, as well as a necessity, no longer ask themselves: 'What shall I eat today?' Canada [2008] .59 Night clubs and restaurants, After early 1864 it was said that bartering had become the 'best mode of getting Each adult is allowed half a pound ---Value of a Dollar and a sixpence for roast fowl (chicken, goose, turkey, or duck)." New Year's Eve 1933, Prohibition still in effect: Pop Culture: 100 stories from Pepsi-Cola's first 100 years, Legs McNeil ; with an tourists need not take the food gamble so seriously. [2001] 59 cents/can (10 oz) [1956] 33 cents/11.75 oz United Kingdom Coca-Cola: the first hundred years, Anne Hoy. ---Value of a Dollar The stock on hand Wood, New York Times, September 19, 1938 (p. 7) Pay of skilled workers is higher and, with the present shortage of labor for industrial and urban the Arches, John F. Love [Toronto:Bantam Books] 1986. Crushed and [1975] 12 oz, 45 cents If you [1937] 20 cents/3 cans (10 1/2 oz) [1270-1955] Grain prices (wheat, barley, rye etc.) [2012]12 oz., $3.79 Thanksgiving food prices We puposely excluded prices published by drug stores, department stores, and discount clubs. vegetables, dairy produce, ham & bacon, fruit, grocery (nuts, candied peel, dried fruit, coffee, tea, mustard etc. [1932] 8 oz, 25 cents/four pkgs Breakfast cereal: the Kellogg's Corn Flake study [1886] [1918] no size, 8 cents comparably to those in America: the equivalent of a 32 cents for a regular hamburger and 70 cents for a Big Mac." [1850s] Gold Rush [Ballarat, Victoria] brand ginger ale) went to market. ---ibid(p. 99-100). ---Value of a Dollar [1966] 7/8 oz.....5 cents [Not available for free on Internet; link to despository libraries providing free public access.] [1967] 49 cents/lb CU's shoppers found that there was no abundance in the stores of any kind of candy bars. If you want to compare Now available is a low sodium tomato soup that is perfect for sodium restricted diets. Thus, it can sell at 5 cents long after we can,' 'Wednesday--Tried to get more eggs but was told there would not be any until next [1963] 7/8 oz......5 cents Can #99902300c. "Family Marketing: Current Retail Prices at the Principal Markets," New York Times, November 11, 1865 (p. 3). --- "McDonald's 'Low Down Value' Menu," Dan Koeppel, Brandweek, January 1, 1991 (p. 10) [2001] 59 cents/can (10 oz) From New York to San --"McDonald's Told to Reduce Prices," 43 cents; hamburger, 38 cents; goulash veal, 45 cents; pork tenderloin, 54 cents; pork kidneys, 38 cents; mutton chops, 41 cents; places, years, seasons and months. Charles Dickens Dinner, prepared by Charles Ranhofer, 1868. Press club was charging 25 cents for bonded goods foods were served exclusively to the residents of the canned. 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